December 26, 2004, M9.0 Earthquake
Available Information
EERI REPORTS
- Newsletter Articles
- Reconnaissance Team Reports
- EERI March 2005 Newsletter Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports on Northern Sumatra, Indonesia and Southeast Indian Coast [PDF] – Borrero, Yeh, Peterson, Chadha, Latha, & Katada
- EERI April 2005 Newsletter Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on Mainland India and the Andaman-Nicobar Islands [PDF] – Jain, Murty, Rai, Malik, Sheth, Jaiswal, Sanyal, Kaushik, Gandhi, Mondal, Dash, Sodhi, & Santosh
- EERI May 2005 Newsletter Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on Societal Impacts in India and Sri Lanka [PDF] – Rodriguez, Trainor, Wachtendorf, Kendra, Subramanian, & Alagan
- EERI Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on Sumatra, Indonesia [PDF] – by Dr. Jose Borrero, member of the EERI reconnaissance team
- EERI Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on the South-East Indian Coast [PDF] – by Yeh, Peterson, Chadha, Latha and Katada, members of the EERI reconnaissance team
- EERI Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on Social Science Aspects in India [PDF] – by Rodriguez, Wachtendorf, Kendra, Trainor and Subramanian, members of the EERI reconnaissance team
- EERI Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on Social Science Aspects in Sri Lanka [PDF] – by Rodriguez, Wachtendorf, Kendra, Trainor and Alagan, members of the EERI reconnaissance team
- Earthquake Spectra Articles
- The Great Sumatra Earthquakes and Indian Ocean Tsunamis of 26 December 2004 and 28 March 2005 Reconnaissance Report, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 22, no. S3, June 2006, pp. 1-165.
- Recovery Reports
- Analysis Of The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake Reveals Longest Fault Rupture Ever – National Science Foundation
- Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) Tsunami Field Reports – British earthquake engineers, architects and academics from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
- Tsunami Report with Engineering News Record and Architectural Record Articles – McGraw Hill Construction
- The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog – up-to-date articles
- Japanese Clearinghouse – Kyoto University (English and Japanese)
- IRI/Columbia University – Lareef Zubair
- Asia Earthquake and Tsunami: Overview and Comparison to the Cascadia Subduction Zone Presentation – ASCE/TCLEE Reconnaissance Team, Curtis Edwards (team leader)
- 01/26/05 Discussion on the Tsunami Warning Upgrade Plan – House Committee On Science, United States Congress
- PDC News, Information on the Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
- News Links from Google
- Wikipedia.com
- Collection of Amateur Videos
- Photo gallery of survivors searching for missing relatives and rescue workers recovering more and more bodies. – Washington Post (THESE PHOTOS ARE EXPLICIT)
The Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean TsunamiThis comprehensive powerpoint presentation is intended for use by individuals who are giving presentations to their colleagues, community groups, EERI student chapters and others. It was developed to explain the origins of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami (including a brief outline of earthquake and tsunami generation) and to document the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami in many countries around the Indian Ocean. It also includes slides on past tsunamis in the USA as well as a discussion of tsunami risk reduction methods.The presentation includes:
- 63 comprehensive slides with presentation notes to assist the speaker
- 10 amazing live video clips
- Over 30 reconnaissance images from the devastated region including Indonesia, the Andaman Islands, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka.
Download a free version (PowerPoint) without the video clips, here (10 MB). To obtain a version on CD that includes all 10 video clips as well as an html version of the presentation, click here to order. The CD version costs $10 for EERI members, or $25 for nonmembers, including taxes, shipping and handling.
Seismology
- Sumatran Plate Boundary Project: Aimed at understanding the nature of large earthquakes in subduction zones. – by California Institute of Technology
- Sumatra Earthquake Three Times Larger Than Originally Thought with M = 9.3 – by Seth Stein and Emile Okal at Northwestern University
- Computer Simulation of Earth Movement that Spawned the Tsunami – Earth Observatory NASA
- Seismometer recordings of the Sumatran earthquake and a M7.1 aftershock for comparison
Physics of Tsunamis
- USC Tsunami Research Center – University of Southern California
- Tsunami Hazards Associated with the Catalina Fault in Southern California by Legg, Borrero and Synolakis – EERI Earthquake Spectra–August 2004 –Volume 20, Issue 3, pp. 917-950
- Navy Releases Tsunami Images: UK scientists have released images of the ocean floor near the epicentre – BBC News Website
- Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) – Tsunami Center Website
- WSSPC – List of tsunami publications
- Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources’ tsunami publications
- International Centre for Geohazards in Oslo
- Tsunami Animation – by Kenji Satake, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
- Tsunami Travel Time and Wave Heights – Earth Observatory NASA
Emergency Planning & Mitigation for California
- During earthquakes and aftershocks: Drop, cover, and hold on.
- Emergency Planning Guidance For Local Government – by California’s Office of Emergency Services
- Local Planning Guidance on Tsunami Response – by California’s Office of Emergency Services
- Local Planning Guidance on Tsunami Response – by California’s Office of Emergency Services
